I can’t believe this year is almost over. Looking back at my 2010 posts, I realise that despite my New Year’s resolution, I’ve neglected my updates. I can’t help it. I’m...
Happy Bank Holiday Monday. Just a quick note today to let you know that my publisher, Flipped Eye, is the August blogger for incwriters. Read my guest post on short stories here and let me know what ...
The idea of book swapping is a interesting one. You get rid of something you don’t want in return for something new. In theory, it could help cut down on book spending and it makes you feel as ...
I am not a fan of romance novels, chicklit and so-called ‘women’s fiction’, where someone is endlessly waiting/wanting/relying on someone else to achieve their happily ever after. I...
My featured author this week is writer/blogger/cupcake addict and all around groovygirl India Drummond. India’s paranormal romance/urban fantasy Ordinary Angels, comes out April 2011 with publi...
Four opinionated and independent women writers in the same house for a week – sounds like a recipe for disaster. But I don’t think I’ve ever been as relaxed as I was in Cornwall. Th...
Word count: TOO MANY I’ve been working non-stop on my novel for the past few months, and while it’s going well word count wise, progress isn’t being made. Let me explain. The writin...
I am going away on my first writing retreat in June. Four women writers in a cottage by the sea. A week of salty breezes and sunshine, laptops, notebooks, vodka, pens, coffee, aspirin, seafood, music...
Today, I have the pleasure of chatting with short story writer and fellow blogger Nik Perring. Nik’s debut collection of short, short stories, Not So Perfect, is published by Roast Book and com...
I had the pleasure of chatting with fantasy writer Adam Slade, whose debut novella, A Reaper’s Tale – The Undecided, comes out this May with Lyrical Press. Adam kindly agreed to talk to us about his ...
Hic Sunt Dracones Writer’s block. No one talks about how painful it is and how disconnected it makes you feel from everything around you. You don’t, or can’t I suppose, realise just...
I recently had the chance to chat with fellow quirky writer and novelist Gary William Murning about refrigerators, rogue toes, and what books inspire him. Gary is the author of debut novel, If I Neve...
After a long hiatus, I’ve returned to blogging. In many ways, it has been a return to many things, including the everlasting novel. When unpacking my old files, I realised I’ve been publi...
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